Necktie holder



June 17, 1930. w. J. WARD 'NECKTIE HOLDER Filed April 6. 192azzw/zjv'wzz Wizlmm War/d Ill Patented June 17, 1930 PATENT OFFICE 1WILLIAM WARD, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVAN IA NEcK'TIE HOLDER Applicationflledl April 6,

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a necktie holderand has for one of its objects to improve the construction of an articleof neckwear generally known as a four-in-hand necktie whereby the looseends may be united to they wearers shirt to prevent the same fromblowing about, getting into the line of ,vision' of the wearer whenstooping over.

Another object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder, the tabof which is adjustable so that it may be properly positioned forco-operation with a button on the wearers shirt. I A further object ofmy invention is to provide a necktie holder which may be detachablymounted on the back of the larger end of the tie and adjustedlongitudinally thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a flexible stripof suitable material such as textile fabric in the form of ribbon ortape for attachment to an article of neckwear by suitable fasteningmeans such as lines of stitching, buttons or button holes or snapfasteners with a tab slidably mounted thereon and adjustable relative tothe adjacent end of the tieby sliding the tab lengthwise of the strip orby selectively positioning the strip and also sliding the tab lengthwisethereof.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and Fig. 2, is an'enlarged fragmentary rear face view of anarticle ofneckwear illustratmg one embodiment of my invent on.

encircles the strip tab 17 folded over one of the bars thereof.

1928. Serial No. 267,885.

flaring or large end 9 and a small end 10 which, when the necktie istied, may be inserted in back of a retaining strip 11 suit ably mountedon the larger end of the necktie cross-wise and at the rear thereof. Thestrip 11 may be a narrow piece of fabricsuch as tape or ribbon, the endsof which are fixed to the tie by stitching or otherwise...

On the back of the larger end of the tie at or adjacent its terminal ismounted a longitudinal strip 12 of suitable or desirable materialsuch astextile fabric in the form of tape or ribbon and the ends thereof aresecured in place in any desirable manner as by lines of stitching 13,Fig. 2, or by sna fasteners 14, Fig. 3, or other equivalent means.

The strip 12 may be relatively long as shown in Fig. 2, or it may berelatively short as shown in Fig. 3, and when a long strip is used, theportion intermediate its ends may be temporarily or detachably connectedto the tie at one or several points by means of a button or buttons 15secured to the tie and button holes 16 formed in the stripor by otherequivalent attaching means such assnap fasteners similar to thoseillustrated in Fig. 3 wherein one member of each fastener is secured tothe tie to the companion member to the strip.

On the strip 12 is slidably mounted a tab 17 by means of a metal looplink 18 which 12 and has one end of the Said tab may be of any desirablematerial such as textile fabric, cord, or leather with the button hole19 for coaction with any desirable button 20 of a wearers shirt which 1may be in the region of the tab after the article of neckwear is tiedand in place.

As the buttons on all shirts are not located in the same relativepositions and since a tie which is made up by the wearer is not alwaysknotted at the same place, the position of the larger end of the tierelative to the shirt buttons varies considerably so that by making thetab 17 adjustable, it may be selectively fastened to any one of thebuttons on the wearers shirt and.- where the strip 12 is relativel long,it may be temporarily attached to t e tie at points inter mediate itsends to prevent undue separation of the strip. from the tie intermediateits ends, but the attaching means being such that the strip may beunfastened, the tab 17 may be moved to different locations on the stripand the latter then can be fastened in place.

By providing a relatively short strip 12 as shown in Fig. 3 andproviding the strip and tie with co-operating members of snap fasteners14 or their equivalent such as buttons and .button holes and spacing themeans on the tie the same distance apart as the members at the ends ofthe strip, said strips may be detached and selectively positioned on thetie in accordance with the members thereon or as shown in Fig. 3, thelower end on the tie and with the strip in either posiv tion, the tabcan be moved lengthwise thereof so that it can be fastened to anadjacent I shirt button.

In actual practice, the neck tie is tied in the usual manner and thesmall end thereqt inserted in back of the? cross strip 11 after whichthe tab 17 may be connected with one of the buttons of the'wearers shirtby properly adjusting the tab along its strip or if necessary, by firstadjusting the stri to a desired position and then moving t e tablengthwise thereof until it is in proximity to a shirt button on whichit may then be buttoned. I

Of course I do not wish to be limited to they exact "details ofconstruction as herein shown as these may be varied within the j atlimits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of myinv ntion.

Havm thus fully described m invention, what I c aim as new and usefulis 1. A necktie holder comprising a strip of flexible materialdetachably connected 1n a longitudinal position on the end of aneckcarried by the strip and adjustable lengthwise thereof.

' y 2. The combination with a necktie, of a tively and temporarilymounted on the tie in different longitudinal positions and an .aperturedtab slidably mounted on said strip.

3. In a device of the character stated, a necktie, a strip of materialpositioned on the rear of the tie longitudinally thereof adjacent oneend, a metal loop slidably mounted on the strip for adjustmentlengthwise thereof to position it adjacent a selecttie, a loopslidablymounted on the strip,

and a member carried by said loop for connection to a shirt button.

' In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

WILLIAM J. WARD.

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